Understand Process Parameters

Process Calorimetry
Faster, Safer Process Development
Understand Process Parameters
OptiMax HFCal combines the benefits
of a synthesis workstation and a reaction
calorimeter, collecting heat data for
scale-up and safety information. Heat
data under both isothermal and non-
isothermal conditions enables measure-
ment and optimization of process
parameters under process-like condi-
tions.

Uncover Potential Safety Issues

Critical information like induction time,
start and end of reaction, and maximum
heat release combined with more
detailed information such as reaction
enthalpy, accumulated energy and
adiabatic temperature rise on cooling
failure, ensures potential safety issues
are quickly identified.

Faster Process Development

Characterize and optimize process
parameters in a well-controlled, accurate
and reproducible environment. Collecting
safety relevant heat information at the
OptiMax HFCal
same time reduces the number of trials
saving time and resources. Uncovering potential safety issues or non-scalable
conditions is critical to develop and scale a process in
a safe and robust way. However, this information is not
typically generated until late in the scale-up phase.
Data Analysis
During an experiment OptiMax HFCal
collects and stores a wealth of informa- OptiMax HFCal is a synthesis workstation designed
tion. With a single click, iControl soft- specifically to enable the determination of this critical
ware automatically calculates and
information much earlier in the development process.
reports heat transfer data, specific heat
of the reaction mass, heat flow and Reaction enthalpy, heat transfer and maximum heat
reaction enthalpies. release data is collected and calculated in a simple way,
enabling better decisions to be made earlier regarding
chemistry and conditions ultimately resulting in faster
process development and scale-up.
Understand Process Parameters OptiMax HFCal Specifications
Thermostat
Faster, Safer Process Development
Heating Electrical
Cooling Peltier
Heat Flow Calorimetry Simple and Accurate
OptiMax HFCal reproducibly delivers information to characterize Cooling Performance 0 C 35 W
process parameters, for scale-up and to ensure it is safe at scale. 20 C 65 W
Heat transfer coefficient 40 C 90 W
Specific heat of the reaction mass Temperature Range 40 C to 180 C (jacket temperature)
Heat flow for isothermal and non-isothermal conditions Control Modes Isothermal and isoperibolic, constant or ramp, reflux,
Enthalpy distillation and crystallization
Thermal conversion
Stirring 30 rpm to 1200 rpm
Adiabatic temperature rise
Dimensions 388 mm x 414 mm x 539 mm
Heating and Cooling No Additional Cryostat Needed Power Supply 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz, 1300 VA
The electrical heating and Peltier cooling ensure precise temper- Operation iControl software for calorimetrc applications
ature control from 40 C to 180 C. It doesnt require any cumber- Graphical touchscreen and/or iControl software
some or bulky cryostats.
Reactors
Quality Information Type Single piece or two piece (with bottom drain valve)
All events and data are recorded automatically, making experiments
Volume 1000 mL
traceable and reproducible. At the end of the experiment, the
relevant data is summarized and a report with tables and trends Pressure 50 mbar to 1 bar
is generated automatically. For further processing, interpretation Material Duran glass
or storage purposes, the data are either taken care of by iC Data Stirrer Pitch-blade (glass, Alloy 22), Anchor (glass, Alloy 22),
Center or can be exported to Microsoft Excel. Half-moon (PTFE for single piece reactor)

30064130 OptiMax Calorimetry Starter Kit Calorimetry

The OptiMax HFCal Starter Kit is a heat flow based, ready-to-use Type Heat flow
system to quickly obtain heat data of any chemical or physical
Precision Heat Transfer** Typically 3%
reaction on a 1 L scale. This includes all parts required plus
iControl software and HFCal license. Accuracy and Precision Typically 10%
Specific Heat**
30050150 OptiMax HFCal Kit Accuracy Heat Flow** Typically 3% to 5%, under isothermal conditions.
The OptiMax HFCal Kit is a calorimetry upgrade kit for OptiMax. Typically 5% to 10% under non-isothermal conditions.
It is Plug&Play and contains all necessary parts to convert the Based on comparison of qr_hf with qc resp. qr_hf with qc.
workstation into a fully functional calorimeter. iControl software is Sensitivity qr Noise** 0.1 W measured as standard deviation of qr under steady
not included. No service call is required for installation. state conditions.
Peak-to-peak noise is approximately 0.4 W.
* Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trade-
marks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other HFCal Module
countries.
Power and Data Interface Direct connection to CAN interface of standard OptiMax,
no additional power supply or PC connection required
Data Logging Via iControl software
Dimensions 120 mm x 40 mm x 170 mm

Software iControl 5.2 or higher, HFCal license required

Calibration Heater
Power Max. 20 W
Material Alloy 22
Size 300 mm length, 8 mm diameter

** Data determined with silicon oil 47V20 between 25 C and 160 C, water between
5 C and 40 C, toulene between 35 C and 75 C.

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Subject to technical changes.

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